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Mobile phone masts to face public consultation
News Local people will be given a greater say in the siting of all mobile phone masts, under changes to the planning system announced last Friday. The changes -- to the planning rules which govern the erection of mobile phone masts -- are a response to...
[March 20, 2001, 6:10]
Mobile phone masts to face public consultation
Talkback I am representing WARM, Whitton Against Radiation Masts, and we are protesting against the erection of 3 new 3G masts on a site at the end of our children's school play ground. There are already a staggering 24 antennae on this telephone exchange...
[November 28, 2003, 10:49]
Full marks for school mobile phone masts
News Although the RA's work doesn't guarantee that mobile phone masts are universally safe, the results are good news for the UK's mobile industry as it tries to build thousands of new mobile phone masts to support the forthcoming 3G networks.
[January 4, 2002, 13:19]
Government attacked over mobile mast rules
News The UK government has been accused of giving in to the mobile phone companies after warning local councils against imposing restrictions on the siting of new phone masts. Faced with significant public concern over a perceived health risk from...
[August 24, 2001, 13:35]
Council to take mobile phone firms to court
News West Lothian council is calling on other Scottish councils to support it in a legal fight to get six mobile phone masts removed from its land. It's possible that we could support legal action, but we can't directly take part in it because we don't...
[May 16, 2001, 14:02]
Kent County Council to ban mobile masts
News Kent County Council is expected to issue a ban Monday on the erection of mobile phone masts. There are very real fears in Kent about the safely of mobile phone masts, backed up by the precautionary recommendations of the Stewart Report," he explained.
[January 18, 2001, 10:44]
News Burst: Mobile mast ban expected Monday
News Kent County Council is expected on Monday to agree a complete ban on mobile phone masts on its land. There are very real fears in Kent about the safety of mobile phone masts, backed up by the precautionary recommendations of the Stewart Report," he...
[January 22, 2001, 10:20]
Kent council bans mobile masts
News Kent County Council (KCC) Monday called upon mobile phone companies to stop hiding from the public and start addressing concerns over the possible health effects of mobile phone masts. KCC also urged mobile phone companies to voluntarily apply for...
[January 22, 2001, 15:53]
News Burst: Tories call for national ban on mobile masts
News The Conservative Party has called for all the UK's local authorities to ban the installation of mobile phone masts on council land. Earlier this month, Kent County Council voted to refuse planning permission for mobile phone masts on its land.
[January 31, 2001, 10:33]
Orange heads to court over mobile masts
News Mobile network operator Orange announced Friday it would fight a court case that could force it to remove mobile phone masts from two Stockport schools. From the number of phone calls and letters we've received, the council knows that parents...
[February 2, 2001, 14:06]
All clear for UK mobile masts
News For the second year running, the UK's mobile phone masts have been given a clean bill of health. A total of 109 mobile phone masts were tested by the Radiocommunications Agency (RA) during 2002, of which 82 were sited on schools and 27 on hospitals.
[February 18, 2003, 16:35]
Bishops call for mobile mast ban
News Catholic bishops have called for mobile phone masts to be banned from church buildings in Italy. The Italian Bishops' Conference announced on Sunday that mobile phone masts should be removed. Many churches in Italy -- as in the UK -- are paid by...
[March 5, 2001, 14:54]
Requests swamp mobile mast safety test registration
News Hundreds of schools and hospitals have asked the Radiocommunications Agency (RA) to test whether mobile phone masts located on their premises are breaking safety guidelines. Last year's audit tested the emission levels of mobile phone masts at 100...
[July 26, 2002, 6:27]
Mobile phone campaigners welcome court ruling
News Campaigners fighting against the erection of mobile phone masts in north London are celebrating a high court ruling that they hope could mean that applications for new masts can be rejected because of health concerns.
[June 28, 2002, 17:20]
More tests for school mobile masts
News Mobile phone masts sited on or near schools will continue to be monitored for safety reasons, even though a recent study found no evidence that emission limits were being broken. Douglas Alexander, the e-commerce minister, announced on Monday that...
[March 4, 2002, 12:55]
'Cancer link' mobile mast testing begins
News Experts from the National Radiological Protection Board are conducting tests around two mobile phone masts in London on Thursday, following concerns that the transmitters may be responsible for a cluster of cancer cases in the area.
[February 28, 2002, 14:17]
Experts to examine mobile mast link to cancer cases
News A London council is spending thousands of pounds on scientific tests in an attempt to see whether mobile phone masts could have caused a cluster of cancer cases. According to the Radiocommunications Agency, two mobile phone masts are situated on...
[February 15, 2002, 15:29]
Election 2001: Lib Dems say Labour's IT strategy is not working
News The Labour Party must take a much more active role in the issues of broadband rollout, mobile phone masts and government IT procurement if it wins a second term, the Liberal Democrats said yesterday. One area that the party is keen to see...
[May 24, 2001, 16:11]
Orange backs down over mobile phone mast
News The climbdown is believed to be the first time a mobile phone operator in the UK has agreed to remove existing phone masts, and could influence disputes elsewhere in the country. There is increasing public concern about the safety of mobile phone...
[May 10, 2001, 16:48]
Government to crackdown on mobile phone companies
News Public health minister Yvette Cooper, told reporters Friday that she is "minded" to accept the Report's findings on the building of mobile phone transmitter masts, hinting that they may, in future, be regulated by planning procedures.
[May 12, 2000, 14:55]
